BarcelonaUn is 33 years old. The other 23. One was sick of the NBA. The other wants to go. Ricky Rubio and Rokas Jokubaitis led Barça’s victory against Partizan (94-76). Their combination boosted the play of a Catalan team that ensured its presence in the Euroleague qualifiers. Beyond the statistics, his impact was capital. The culer team took advantage of their good harmony to ensure victory in a match marked by the massive presence of Serbian fans at the Palau Blaugrana.
Barça took a while to get the pulse of a game against an opponent that opened the night taking risks in defense (9-16), but the irruption in the game of Jokubaitis allowed them to reach the end of the first quarter with many points scored and a favorable score (29-24). The Blaugrana team, which only missed ten shots during the first half, used good percentages to reach the break with an optimistic scenario (51-48).
Grimau placed Rubio and Jokubaitis together at the start of the third quarter, a strategy that boosted the Barcelona game (67-52). The Lithuanian has recovered his best version coinciding with the readjustment of his position on the floor. Well directed from the bench, Partizan was able to react and adjust the score (74-70). The Serbian team was not able to have the necessary continuity to reach a close finish and was very far from surprising.
Catalan double elimination
El Joventut lost the men’s Eurocup quarter-final match on the Paris Basketball court and said goodbye to the European competition (86-70). La Penya was not able to maintain during the second half the level exhibited during the first 20 minutes.
Despite playing with pride, Spar Girona lost again against Besiktas (66-68) and were eliminated in the semifinals of the Women’s Eurocup. The team coached by Roberto Íñiguez, which could not count on Giedre Labuckiene, was not enough with a good third quarter to achieve a very difficult comeback.
2024-03-14 21:23:14
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